Jim Haynes OAM will speak on his most recent book, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia (Allen and Unwin, 2023.

Jim Haynes was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2016. He is a notable writer, entertainer, broadcaster, humorist, songwriter and historian. Educated in Sydney he trained as a high school teacher, also playing in bands even in his student days. He formed a band in the 1970s and eventually left teaching to take up a full- time career singing with his band. He started recording his music and moved into ABC Radio with a show called Australia All Over. He has widely recorded his music and is well known as a humorist. He is also a historian, having written a number of books about Australian history. In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, Jim Haynes has brought together an interesting collection of characters from the early years of white settlement, all of whom contributed to the building of the nation. Read more on hi website:

 http://www.jimhaynes.com.au/heroes-rebels-and-radicals-of-convict-australia/